Mechanical Facilities Manager

<p><b>A World-Class Team</b></p><p></p><p>BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most.</p><p></p><p>We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.</p><p></p><p><b>Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s</b></p><p>At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.</p><p></p><p><b>Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:</b></p><ul><li><b>Weekly Pay: </b>Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.</li><li><b>Free BJ’s Memberships: </b>Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.*</li><li><b>Generous Paid Time Off: </b>Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.*</li><li><b>Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: </b>Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.*</li><li><b>401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: </b>Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).*</li><li><b>Employee Stock Purchase Plan:</b>  Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.*</li></ul><p></p><p>*Eligibility requirements vary by position.</p><p>The Mech Facilities Manager manages the refrigeration & HVAC Services budgets for BJ's Wholesale Club and develops and implements strategies to reduce expenses and improve the facilities.</p><p><b>Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities</b></p><ul><li>Develops strategies to effectively maintain the refrigeration systems and reduce energy consumption within the stated budget and implements programs so the company can achieve corporate objectives.</li><li>Prepares capital and expense budgets and justifies the requests to the budget department for refrigeration needs.</li><li>Tracks and reports on capital and expense spending and prepares justifications for results.</li><li>Provides functional guidance to the Construction and Design Departments to improve the efficiencies of selected systems.</li><li>Conducts on site visits for new club punch-lists and existing club walk-throughs. Provides feedback to Construction and Design Departments on how to reduce the lifetime costs of our assets.</li><li>Select trustworthy, qualified vendors, who will diagnose the problems correctly, communicate the issues, gain approval to proceed, and fix the problem in the most cost efficient manner.</li><li>Verify the quality of the work performed and the value of the service provided by inspecting some of the work performed and comparing billing data. Meet with the vendor to provide feedback.</li><li>Minimize the amount of food loss by keeping items to their recommended storage temperature.</li><li>Provide a comfortable atmosphere for Team Members and Members (within the restrictions imposed by the equipment provided) by controlling temperature and humidity.</li><li>Recommend, test, gain approval, and implement capital improvements to efficiently provide controlled environments.</li><li>Manage and direct the actions of your direct reports to achieve goals and to follow company policy.</li><li>Designs, develops and implements building, equipment, and systems programs to achieve company objectives in regards to heating, cooling, and refrigeration while controlling expenses.</li><li>Provides input to the prototype design.</li><li>Develops preventative maintenance programs to extend the life of systems and the facility.</li><li>Oversees the department objectives to roll out new programs as they relate to the comfort systems and food quality and refrigeration requirements for the chain.</li><li>Develops procedures for how to maintain facilities, systems, and equipment.</li><li>Researches and implements energy initiatives to reduce refrigeration & HVAC expenses and energy expenses.</li></ul><p><br><b>Qualifications</b></p><ul><li>5 years supermarket experience; 5 years in building refrigeration maintenance management</li><li>This position interacts with other departments throughout the company as plans and objectives are tested and implemented.</li><li>Keeps tabs on industry trends and government regulations and provides feedback to Facilities Services, Construction, and Design Departments.</li><li>Knowledge of refrigeration principles, Montreal Protocol, Clean Air Act, energy policy, maintenance procedures, equipment design, and refrigeration, electrical, and mechanical design principles.</li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"><br><br> </p>In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is starting from $86,000.00.<p> </p><p> </p>We recognize the growing role of AI tools, including ChatGPT, and value familiarity with them. That said, we want to hear from your authentic self. Your application should reflect your own skills, experiences, and insights rather than AI-generated responses.

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